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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on April 30, 1995. Wylen presents current news updates including the status of the Republican-led congressional challenges to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis of New York City’s new safe-sex campaign targeting men without HIV, and Candace Gingrich’s new position at the Human Rights Campaign Fund to lead a campaign with the National Coming Out Project. “Share the Land” by Guess Who plays. Wylen interviews Keith Boykin, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton and White House spokesperson. Wylen and Boykin discuss his work with Black gay and lesbian communities and the misconception that Black communities are more homophobic than white communities. Boykin cites studies showing Black people’s strong support for gay civil rights and discusses the role of Black church ministers in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. Wylen and Boykin examine the myth that gay rights threaten or appropriate the civil rights movement. Boykin shares his experiences coming out, discusses his activism at Harvard Law School and Dartmouth University, and his perspective on racism within the gay community. Boykin discusses his forthcoming book, Black and Gay in America. “Coming In From the Cold” by Casselberry-Dupree plays. Wylen presents local news, including ongoing conflicts within the AIDS organization We the People and between and other local AIDS groups, as well as event, contest, and workshop announcements, including special announcements for Gay Pride festivities. “Turn Your Radio On” by Ray Stevens, “Nothing’s Gonna Bring Me Down” and “I Believe” by Wendy Repass, and “Oh! You Pretty Things” by David Bowie play. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.